Highlights | मुख्य समाचार

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Highlights for 16-12-2016

1. Tata Motors emerges as key battleground in biggest Indian proxy corporate fight (Tatas versus Mistry) 2. Donald Trump's pick for US Ambassador to Israel, Attorney David Friedman, expects embassy In Jerusalem3. Let people use old notes for necessities, says Supreme Court to Government 4. FBI team was in Kolkata to get information on IS plan to hit US interests 5. John Kerry accuses Syria government of 'massacre' in Aleppo; Syrian govt working with Russia and Iran 6. France lashes Russia over Syria; Aleppo seeks EU help 7. Stung by Trump, China says no country can be exception to 'one China' principle 8. Double counting possible? Govt asks RBI to recheck deposit data for old notes 9. Black money: Domestic black money is useful but stashed abroad is treason: Ajit Doval and S. Gurumurthy (RSS) 10. Bajaj rides into Royal Enfield's turf with Dominar 400 motorcycle

Day Facts |आज के तथ्य

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Day Facts for 16-12-2016 - CLIMATE, FILMS, LAW, SOCIETY AND SPORTS

1. Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar) in 1983, for designing the costumes for Richard Attenborough's Gandhi.2. The original Constitution of India was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada. Each page was beautified and decorated by artists from Shantiniketan.3. With 25 parts containing 448 articles and 12 schedules, the Indian Constitution is the longest written Constitution of any sovereign country in the world.4. Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world [11,873 mm (467 in) of rain per annum].5. Science day in Switzerland (May 26) is dedicated to Ex-Indian President, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam6. Major Dhyan Chand (after defeating Germany 8-1 in the 1936 Berlin Olympics) was offered German citizenship by Hitler’s regime.7. Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra is the largest planned township on the planet which was developed in 1972. Its original name was Vashi.8. Vishwanathan Anand was the first sportsperson to win the Padma Vibhushan (in 2007).9. Dhanraj Pillay is the only Indian to have played 4 World Cups, 4 Olympics, 4 Champions Trophies and 4 Asian games (between 1990 and 2004).10. The first motion picture in India was ‘The Wrestlers’ screened in 1899.